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Exhibition Detail Women's Live and Loves: A Musical Exploration USC Fisher Museum of Art 823 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90089 November 27th, 2007 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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EVENT TYPE:

Performance

WEBSITE:

http://www.uscfishermuseumofart.org

NEIGHBORHOOD:

downtown/east la

EMAIL:

contact@uscfishermuseumofart.org

PHONE:

(213) 740-4561

SCHOOL ASSOCIATION:

University of Southern California

COST:

Free

> DESCRIPTION

In conjunction with the exhibition Body of Work: Robert Grahamon view at USC Fisher Gallery, pianist Victoria Kirsch and mezzo-soprano Diana Tash explore the female experience through song and opera, focusing on compositions written by and about women. The USC alumnae will present Claude Debussy’s Chansons de Bilitis, as well as songs and arias by Clara Schumann, Libby Larsen, Lori Laitman, Francis Poulenc, Ben Moore and USC faculty member Alan Smith, among others.

A Q&A period will follow the performance, featuring a discussion of the musical works presented and their connection to the artwork on display, as well as the opportunity for audience members to learn about the performers’ artistic lives during their stay at USC and since leaving he campus community.

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